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WiVMjc-ci-v, V ft?t ftbe 3atl flebtaskan i-. TT Vol. X. No. 85 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. Price 5 Cents. iitt M MIDWINTER COMMENCEMENT SIX COLLEGES REPRESENTED IN GRADUATION. .V BISHOP BEECI1ER IS ORATOR -Wtr-lf-. r vx-tnr-r-'n i ncm . ucuncco, Holland and KessTer Receive Military Commissions Four from ,the Graduate College Chan- cellor Avery Presides. Thirty-three -students received de grees last night at the fifteenth an nual mld-wlriteV commencement exer cises of the University of Nebraska. The exercises vero hold In the Tem ple theater, which was filled. There were six colleges of the university represented. Two state military com missions were granted. ' Chancellor Avery presided over the exercises. Mrs. Lillian Holms sang a beautiful solo, which was much appre ciated by the audience, 'invocation was .pronounced by Rev. Frederick Ames 'Stuff, who acted as chaplain of the evening. The commencement orator was lit. Rev. George Allen lieecner, blffhop-of the Kearney missionary . district of the Episcopal church. Bishop Beecher gave n masterful address. In speak ing on the aim In life, he said In part: "The question 1b not what can 1 get out or the world for myself and those dependent upon me, but rather what can I .give back to the world as a divi dend? A man's teat of society Is what a man can put Into the world, not what he can get out of It." Bishop Beecher talked at length re garding the virtue of a person. "Vir tue 1b something that can be sold, but when once sold It can never be re claimed," he said. "It cannot over be repurchased. Responsibility rests upon you college graduates tonight as representatives of a great stato and of a great state Institution to live your life so as to give light and keep society pure. You must help to raise the standard of virtue around you." Captain Halsey E. Yates, com mandant of the university cadets, was the officer in command when the de grees were conferred. He presented Deans Davis, Fordyce, Richards, Bur nett, Hastings and Sherman, and ' In turn they recommended the candidates for graduation from their respective colleges. Chancellor Avery, by rlgHt of the authority vested in him by the board of regents, conferred the de grees. The military commissions were presented by Adjutant General Phillips of. the Nebraska national guard, representing Governor Aldrlch. The following wore thoBo upon whom decrees fyero conferred: The College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelors of Arts 11: William Flem ing Paul John HalldorBon, LoIb Chris- Vfori- Hummel, Esther Amelia Hunter, Henry Carl Luckoy, . Co'fdella Eliza beth Lulkart, Lavern McDavltt, Frank John Mundqy, Edward James Pattor Bon, Ella Irene Schwako, Farnham El liott Wattefs; Bachelors of Science 2: MJlton Frederick Arnholtj Yale Chenowoth Holland. ' ' The Teachers College, Bachelors' of -Arta2: .Tfissle MargaretCnlley, Al bert Harrlsqn GutberTeT. " -The College of Engineering, Bach blors of Science 9: 'Charles Godfrey Bolblaugh, Joseph Patrick Burke, -v . Continued on Pago 4 FOUR RECORDS SMASHED IN i ANNUAL CHARTER DAY MEETS Four university Indoor athletic rec ords were smashed yesterday in the annual Charter day event. This In it self pronounces the free-for-all Char ter day meet far superior to those held between different organ izntfbns In the past. This 1b the first timo in the his tory of the university that four In door records were broken in one meet, most of these having been standing since 190G. The new reeord.8 are tabulated as follows: 20-yard dash, won by E. V. Brannon; time, three seconds fiat. This time has stood since 190G, hav ing been repented last year by A. A. May. Polo vault, won by A. C. Lin strum; height, 11 feet Vj Inch. Since it took the Bccond. series of attempts to establish this height, the mark will not Btand as a unlvorslty record. In the first series, however, LTnstrum and Graham tied at 10 feet 1()V1 Inches T)r one-7bur.h lncn .a'bnvetmr-unlveic slty record up to date. The prophe cies of those who have watched and followed the Indoor practice aro now fulfilled regarding the ease with which the record for vaulting would, be broken. This record has also Btood since 190G. won at that time by'E. II. Hagenslck. In tho shot-put Sid Col lins surpassed the new record estab lished last year by the late Robert Funkhouser of 44 feet 3 Inches. Tho new distance Is 44 feet 4V4 inches, whore it will -probably remain for some time. , In the high kick, C. G. Hanson, who established tho wonder ful record of 9 feot iVs inches last year, was today defeated by two com petitors, both of whom smnshed all previous university records and al most equaled tho all-American record. Demary and Ford tied In this event at 9 feet 5 Inches, a mark 1 Inch above the 1910 record. This Is a sum mary of the 'big features of the in door meet which bTiowb in some de gree tho standards that future univer sity athletes will have to excell. The Events. A resume of the events In full fol lows; 25-yard dash First, Brannon; sec ond, May; third, Reed. Time, 3 sec onds. Polo vault First, LlnBtrum; sec ond, Graham; third, Russell. Height, 11 feet IVj Inch. 12-pound shot put First, Collins; second. Hansen; third,. Gllllgan. Dis tance, 44 feet 44 Inches. . Fence vault First, Collins; second, MaKe No Dates For Febr. 17 tie between Hansen and Brannon, Brannon winning the toss, HelghL. G feet 4 lnohes. Running high kick First, tie be tween Demary and Ford, Ford win ning tho toss; third, Hansen. Height, 9 feet 5 Inches. ' Running high jump First, Graham; Bocond, Hastings; third, tie between Hansen. Black and Ford, Hansen again being favored by tho toss. Height, 5 foot 5 Inches. Rope climb (18 feet) FlrBt, Bran non; second, Barnes; third, Black. Time, G.3 seconds. The intercloss relay raco was un doubtedly the boBt that has been run In the armory for some time. All three teams were evenly balanced, none coming to the front until after the third lap. The raco was finished in tho order of classes, Junior, Bopho more and freshman respectively. The senior team failed to appear nt the -nppqmted" tinle. ' Tho momborsnt-.tlie junior team wore Ankeny, Russell, Powers and Minor. Previous to the athletic event, the annual compet of tho Pershing Rifles was held, C. K. Payne, first sergeant in company I and Bccond sergeant In the Pershing .Rifles, winning the medal. Tho competition was keen throughout the spelldown, several times It appearing that tho contest ants were Immune from errors. C. J. Lord, winner of the medal last yearr captuln of company. K and first lieu tenant In the Pershing Rifles; W. J. Krug, first lieutenant of , company B and second Hputcnant in the Pershing Rifles, served as judges. Since tho compet many remarks have been made as to the probnblo winner of the new Pershing modal which will soon be awarded to the best member of the local organization. This spell down will take place some time In the near future and will probably bo more strenuously contested than thai of yesterday. The university band rendered "an excellent progrnm as intermission to the compet and Indoor meet. The band was represented by nt least fifty pieces and exhibited talent which' Is a credit to the university, The pro grnm ln-detall is as follows: March "The Jugglor" Rosey Overture "Tho Black Domino" Aubre Waltz "Vienna- Beauties" Zelhrer Selection "It Happened in Nord- land" ...Herbert "La Sorella" Clerc ' REGENTS HOLD A MEETING WERE IN SE83ION THE GREATER PART OF YE8TERDAY. CADET OFFICERS REFUSED PAY DEMANDS IN CARING FOR REGU- tAR -W0RKEN0RM0U87 Four Resignations Are Accepted and Eight Appointments Made Committee to Choose the All-Year Coach. Tho board of regents met In regular hobbIoii yesterday morning at 11 o'clock in tho chancellor's office and were In bcbbIou practically tlio ontlro day. TIiobo present woro Regents VVhltmoro, Hnllor, Lyford nnd Andor son. Tho board ucceptcd acvoral roBlgna tlons and mndo u mtmbor of appoint ments. ProfesBors Rail and Lccb woro advanced to assistant profoBsora of animal husbandry at tho unlvorslty farm. Professor Candy, after having Berved the unlvorslty for eighteen years without leave of absence of any sort, was given a leavo of absence ex tending from Juno 1 to October 1 bt tlio current your. Tho resignations received nj ac cepted were: Dr. Clnrenco Emerson. Instructor In bacteriology and pathol ogy; Dr. Harold Glfford, aBHOclato dean of the college of medicine; Pro fe8Bor C. M. Heck, assistant professor of physIcB, nhd C. A. Pearson, instruc tor in mechanical engineering. Tho following upjiolntments woro made: Dr. W. O. Bridges, associate dean of tho medical college; Harold McComb, to bo assistant professor of physics; Nellie A. Vat scholar la botany;; Lillian Biol, bulletin clerk at tho university farm; Dorothea Gruc ger, scholar Ih Qermnn.; John T. Put nam, Instructor In bactorlology; Thomas II. Blerman, assistant In po llalcal economy, and Dr. Walter ' L. Albln, Instructor In pathology. A committee conslsting'of President Allen of tho board and Chancellor Avery were appointed with power to act In naming an athletic coach.,, Tho matter of a small payment for the Borylces of officers in the, .nilll- ' tary department was considered. This has been agltnted for a year or two by members of tho battnllon. In view of tho enormous demands made upon the institution In caring for its regu lar work, It was deemed Inexpedient to grant tho request at tho present time. After hearing complaints In regard to activity In connection with bills ponding before the legislature, the board by formal vote disapproved of such conduct, and thought it proper to restate the position taken last fall, namely, that no one on the payroll of tho institution, except the chancellor acting for the board, should attempt to Influence directly pending legisla tion. This attitude is not designed to limit academic freedom jn' tho class room or tho private expression of opinion, nor is there any desire to prevent employes of the Institution from appearing as experts at tho re quest of committees of. tho legisla ture. The board adjourned nt 5 p. m. Women, will' be admitted-,-tar-the-chapter of, Sigma XI, tlio honorary sci entific ' spplety, rib the University of 'Pennsylvania.
